Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

More than a passing fad, crowdfunding is a lucrative fundraising tool that connects your community and builds toward a common goal. Last year on Giving Tuesday, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless used DonorPerfect Crowdfunding for a fun and easy way to energize their supporters to give and share about their $10,000 fundraising goal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

What Donors Want – Fundraising Advice Straight from the Donor’s Mouth – Guest Post by Rachel Stephenson Sheff. Major gift fundraising is an intuitive blend of art and science, with relationship-building at its core. In partnership with strategy consultancy, I.G. Somebody who’s going to provide thinking and strategy.”

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Double the Donation

JULY 27, 2021

This technical partnership has come together to provide educational institutions with the power to double eligible donations through the industry-leading matching gift solution, 360MatchPro. These two solutions integrate seamlessly so that your organization can start harnessing matching gift funds in minutes.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A nonprofit CEO reader writes: “My inbox and mailbox are flooded with fundraising appeals from causes using the words ‘terrifying,’ ‘alarming,’ ‘emergency.’ “Yes, Does negativity and alarm really raise funds?” —John, CEO of a civic education nonprofit Dear John, This is a top-of-mind question for many fundraising professionals.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time to send some year-end fundraising emails! Or else it’s time to look blankly at the page while you try to plan your year-end fundraising email campaign because you’re not sure how many emails is too many or what your emails should include. Deep breaths. Let’s dive in! General Principles.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2023

Donors choose to give in a multitude of ways, and Qgiv is prepared to accept their gifts. Additionally, Qgiv connects with other payment processors like Apple Pay, PayPal, and Venmo to offer donors even more ways to complete their gifts. Bloomerang is a great choice because it blends payment processing and a CRM all on one platform.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 19, 2018

Four years ago, the only thing major gifts officers and direct marketing teams shared was the office bathroom. Mid-level giving programs exist at the intersection between major gifts and direct marketing. And successful mid-level programs are borrowing and blending the best of both disciplines. Engaged Leadership.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 16, 2021

On the upside, it gave us freedom to try new ways of working towards our missions; on the downside, it exposed the lack of diversification in fundraising strategies. Much like we’re guided to diversify our stocks, diversifying your fundraising strategy can ensure your organization is set up to maintain funding no matter the crisis ahead.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2022

Giving Days are time-sensitive fundraising events aimed at rallying communities to maximize engagement and donations to your institution and so much goes into running a successful one. The planning, preparation, execution and blend of multi-generational activities really comes together to make a community impact.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 24, 2022

The NCA was generously gifted to CCF by our long-term supporter, Velcro Companies. Using local materials and traditional Cambodian architectural concepts, the NCA blends Khmer culture and an environmental ethos in a building that will train Cambodia’s leaders of tomorrow. We support students from kindergarten to university.

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OneCause

JULY 7, 2022

Also consider that for many nonprofits, GivingTuesday marks the launch of their end-of-year fundraising campaign as they specifically target their mid-size and smaller dollar donors with online asks. An online solicitation strategy has indeed become a staple element of a comprehensive end-of-year fundraising campaign.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 5, 2024

They may hew to an established strategic plan or question ambitious fundraising goals, for example. This blend of expertise and generative conflict will make the organization stronger in the long run. If fundraising fails to keep pace with the expectations outlined in your budget, a crisis ensues.

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Qgiv

MARCH 9, 2022

However, peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way to raise money for human services organizations and, more importantly, it’s a grassroots way to build awareness of the issues facing the unhoused community. Then, we’ll share some tips for how you can organize a peer-to-peer fundraiser aimed at addressing those issues. and Worldwide.

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Achieve

AUGUST 13, 2015

Fundraising & Philanthropy Australasia Magazine. With Millennial donors, in particular, the process of learning how their gift is used is vital, together with constant communication along the way. This last step is why organisations like Generosity Water have so much success with Millennials and peer fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 2, 2019

I left private legal practice for nonprofit fundraising to get away from the less relational aspects of the service provider-client relationship. I thought nonprofit fundraising was the opposite of lawyering. I thought nonprofit fundraising was the opposite of lawyering. After all, it’s a vocation, right?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

If you’re like 90+% of the nonprofits reading this blog, direct mail gifts still make up the overwhelming majority of your fundraising revenue. So it makes sense that your direct mail initiatives receive the lion’s share of your fundraising focus and resources.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Kicking off with #GivingTuesday, year-end fundraising season will be in full swing. Below, we chronicle 14 donation pages, providing takeaways from each one, so you can apply some of these strategies to your own fundraising campaigns as you close out the year. A one-click checkbox to convert one-time donations into monthly gifts?

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

They focus on supporting smaller and newer 501(c)(3) organizations so that the foundation’s gift can make a more significant contribution to the work of the recipient organization. The Guitar Center “makes the gift of music available to people across the country by providing resources for music education programs. Areas served: US.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes Maximizing Nonprofit Impact: A Roadmap to Sustainable Fundraising In an era where resources are stretched thin and the need for positive change is greater than ever, nonprofits face the critical challenge of not just making an impact, but ensuring their efforts are sustainable in the long run.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Once the older, high-net-worth individuals with a history of donating to an organization have been identified, focus and build relationships with them before making an ask for a bequest or a blended gift. And if you’re ignoring planned gifts, you’re missing out on nearly 75% of what that person can give.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 4, 2016

You’ve just finished the year-end appeal and will now gear up for the next fundraising project. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s 2015 Survey , only 19 percent of new donors to nonprofits give again after their first gift. Fundraising Campaigns Don’t Belong in Waffles. Retention Rates Stink.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Your fundraising campaign page is your digital storefront and your most effective tool for connecting with potential donors. To help you design a fundraising campaign like a pro without starting from scratch, check out some of our tried-and-true tips below. Example of what a branded campaign page could look like.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Lately, I’ve heard many nonprofit professionals label millennials (born 1980-2000) as a generation of slacktivists (slacker + activists)—great for sharing information about a cause on Twitter or helping YouTube videos go viral, but other than that, useless to fundraising and development. I reject this label. Tell them the story.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 12, 2011

The following post is by Kivi Leroux Miller and originally appeared as "Blending Marketing and Fundraising into Community Engagement Teams" on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog on July 6. Integrating Communications and Fundraising , an article at CharityComms, also makes the case for why it makes sense to merge these functions.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Silent auctions are a great way to fundraise and encourage donors to get involved with nonprofits. With the right resources, you can elevate your fundraiser from the average auction experience to a streamlined event that will leave a lasting impression on your auction guests. Know your supporters. What is your auction’s target group?

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OneCause

MAY 12, 2021

Using technology to support your organization’s fundraising isn’t new, but it’s become increasingly important in the COVID era. Nonprofits quickly had to move fundraising events online and relied heavily on online fundraising campaigns to make up for lost revenue as the pandemic swept through the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. When nonprofits marry tried-and-true fundraising techniques with social media and online networks, they are able to tap into the power of crowd funding. .

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Jacobwith, Ignited Fundraising. 9 Steps to a Successful Fundraising Campaign. After years of fundraising in the “trenches,” as well as coaching and training thousands of organizations to raise money from individual donors, Lori L. Lori has found that one thing creates a successful individual donor fundraising program.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The stark reality is that when soliciting major gifts , we typically don’t hear an immediate favorable response. And what precisely does the donor prospect need to accomplish and discover during that extra time to give them confidence in their gift? You don’t want to allow outdated or misinformation to get in the way of a gift.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The giving season is kicked off by GivingTuesday, and regardless of whether you’re participating, you should be considering a plan for your big year-end fundraising push. You will need to determine what you want to fundraise for. Week of fundraising deadline: Try to post on social media every day, if not more.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

Post information about how supporters can get involved with your cause such as volunteer dates, text-to-give campaigns, peer-to-peer fundraising, and sharing awareness campaigns. This will streamline your donor recognition process and keep supporters up-to-date with the latest initiatives and fundraisers. Inserting Logos.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Real-time fundraising thermometer. Thanks to custom development and integration with Salesforce , the site instantly reflects every gift ICA receives! Let’s walk through three ways that the Animal League website streamlines the donation process and ensures that supporters follow through with their gifts: Cohesive branding.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

Dominique Calixte will equip you with the knowledge and resources to include Millennials and Gen Z in your fundraising strategy successfully. I have a feeling that if you listen to any fundraising podcast or read any fundraising blog or publication, you’re probably going to see her name if you haven’t already.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 31, 2022

With the right design, your nonprofit’s website will be an invaluable part of your marketing and fundraising efforts. Your nonprofit might choose a static website design if: You just want to convey basic information like fundraising event flyers , volunteer opportunities, or your organization’s mission statement on your website.

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